Word Power Session 6 Flashcards

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Orthodontia

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The straightening of teeth

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Orthopedics

Adjective: Orthopedic

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The specialty treats deformities, injuries, and diseases of the none sans joints.

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Odontos

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Tooth

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Orthodontist

Adjective: Orthodontic

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Specializes in improving your “bite”, retracting “ buck teeth”, and by means of braces and other techniques seeing to it that every tooth is in place.

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Cardiologist

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Heart doctor

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Kardia

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Heart

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Cardiology

Adjective: Cardiological

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Heart specialist

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Cardiac

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Condition refers to some malfunctioning of the heart

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Cardiogram

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An electrically produced record of the heartbeat

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Cardiograph

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An instrument that produces a record of the heart beat

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Neuron

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Nerve

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Neurology

Adjective: Neurological

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Specialty of the nervous system

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Neuralgia

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Is a acute pain along the nerves and this branches

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Algos

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Pain

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Neuritis

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Inflammation of the nerves

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Neurosis

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Nerve disorder

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Neurotic

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The adjective form and the term for a person suffering from neurosis.

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Psychosis

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A full-blown mental disorder

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Psyche

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Spirit, soul, or mind

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Psychotic

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Has lost all contact with reality

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Psychiatry

Adjective: Psychiatric

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The specialty of mind healing

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Podiatry

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Pediatrics

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Geriatrics

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The specialty dealing with the particular medical needs of the elderly

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Geriatrician

Adjective: Geriatric

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Specialty of the elderly